The O utline of Proposed Amendment s to Ministerial O rdinance  
 
1. Item 
  Partial amendment  of Regulations for Radio Equipment  
 
2. Amendment s to Ministerial Ordinance s  
 ・Ordinance Regulati ng Radio Equipment [Partial amendment]  
 ・Ordinance Concerning Technica l Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified 
Radio Equipment  [Partial amendment]  
  ・2007 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 653.  (Radio 
equipment  specified  to be announced separately by the Minister for Internal Af fairs 
and Communications)  [Partial amendment]  
 ・2011 the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No.281. ( Test 
item of radio equipment inspection b y regist ered inspection  operator s)  [Partial 
amendment]  
  ・1997 the Ministry of Posts an d Telecommunications Notification No.666. (Method of 
inspecting radio equipment  by regist ered inspection operator s) [Partial amendment]  
  ・2001 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No.628.  (Method 
of measuring  specific  absorptanc e at human head) [abolition]  
 ・Notification (Method of  measuring  specific  absorptance at human body)  [Newly 
established]  
 
3. Reason s for amendment  
 Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment  provide s the tolerance of the specific 
absorption rate (SAR)  for radio equipment s used in close proximity to  ears (ex. mobile 
phone) . In light of the diversi fication  of use of radio equipment, the Government of Japan 
newly establishes s pecific absorption rate for the radio equipment  used in close 
proximity to the human body  (frequency up to 6GHz) , in accordance with the Information 
and Communication Council Report s (No.2030 “ The way of Partial -body absorption 
guideline” and No.118 “Measurement method for specific absorption rate  (SAR) to radio 
equipment , etc.  used in close pro ximity to the human body , except for temporal region of 
human body ” in “Measurement method  for SAR to mobile phone terminal, etc.”  ) 
 
4. Outline of the amendment s 
The following regulations will be  established , which is applied to  the radio equipment 
used i n close proximity to the human bod y. (1) Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment  
It provides the tolerance of SAR in the human body for the radio equipment s used 
in close proximity to the human body  at 2W/kg or less. (That of SAR in the  limbs 
shall not exceed  4W/kg). 
(2) Ordinance Concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified 
Radio Equipment  
It requires radio equipment s on which  SAR measurement was newly imposed to 
pass  the test item of SAR measurement in order to certify its conform ity to the 
technical standards.  
(3) 2007 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 653. 
(Radio equipment  specified  to be announced separately by the Minister for 
Internal Affairs and Communications)  
  It provides the radio equipment s outside the scope  of this regulation . 
 
(4) 2011 the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No.281. 
(Test item of radio equipment inspection b y regist ered inspection  operator s) 
       It provides  SAR in the human body  as an item of the inspec tion for radio 
equipments . 
 
(5) 1997 the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Notification 
No.666.( Method of inspecting radio equipment  by regist ered inspection 
operator s) 
         It provides  implemental method  for an inspection  of SAR in the human body in 
detai l. 
 
(6) Notification (Method of  measuring  specific  absorptance at human body)  
         It provides measurement method of SAR in the human body , and 2001 the Ministry 
of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No.628  is abolished . 
 
5. Proposed date of entry into force  
December  2012